Paper-cutting device.



G. VAN MIDQLESWORTH. PAPER GUTT-ING DEVICE.

APPLICATION IILBD NOV. 23, 1908. 935 ,340, Patented Sept. 28, 1909.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

C. VAN MIDDLESWORTH. PAPER CUTTING DEVIGE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2a, 1909. ,340, Patented Sept. 28, 1909.

2 SHEETS-$331121 2.

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YORK, ASSIGNOR T0 VAN DYCK GRAVURE COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PAPER-CUTTING :onvrcn.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Sept. 28, 1909.

Application filed November 23, 1908. Serial No. 464,095.

To all whom 'it may ooncem:

DLES'WORTH, of Brooklyn,

Kings and in the State of New York, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Paper-Cutting Devices, and do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear,

' and exact description thereof.

. My invention relates to an in cutting mechanisms,

, cutting mechanisms designed to be used in of paper into sheets. i Itrelates especially to a cutting mechanisn which is adapted to out thesheet of paper while the same is in motion, the mechanism constitutingin by which I accomplish this part a traveling knife.

A further feature of my invention comprises mechanism 'by which one ofthe cutting edges of the knife is given a shearing to the other cuttingmotion -.with relation edge, so as to insure an effective cutting of thesheet at each cutting operation of the.

ife.

I have shown one embodiment of my invention in the accompanyingdrawings, in.

Whichside of the machine, side frame atthe other side thereof not shown,for sup parts. A traveling web of paper is adapted to be led into themachine beneath a feed roller 2 which has a plurality of cooperatingfeed rollers 3 located beneath the same. The paper after passing beyondthe rollers 2 and 3 led be 4, which are supported upon stationary arms 5projecting from one portion of the frame 1. Between the rollers 2 and 3and the rollers 4 there is a reciprocat' knife-frame 5 the lower end ofwhich is pivoted in journals 16 at the lower end of the frame, as shownin Fig, 1. The frame 5* carries at its upper end a transverse horizontalknife 7 having at one side a cutting edge 8, said knife being supportedupon a bracket 9 by and especially to orting the various movable tween apair of small guide rollers means of screws 10. The other knife, or Beit known that I, CHARLES VAN Mm-:

in the county of' lower-knife 11, is supported for reciprocation in anapproximately vertical direction Within the slots 12, there being one ofthese slots at each :end vof the frame 5. able plate 13 is situated ateach side of the frame 5 for the purpose of retaining the 5 ends of thelower knife 11 within the slots improvement? A remov- 12. These platesare locked into position by means of lock nuts 14, shown in Fig. 3.

1 The two ends of the lower knife 11 are adaptprmtmg presses for cuttinga traveling strip ed to be neciprocated independently of each otherthrough the agency of links 15, one of which is situated at each side ofthe fra1n e 5 The upper end of each of these links is attached by screws16 to the knife 11. At

the lower end of each of the links 15 there is I attached a spring LIZ,one end of which is extended around a shaft 18 passing from one side ofthe frame 5 to the other. The

springs 17 normally hold the knife 11 in its lowermost position, and inorder to effect the raising of the knife-fat the proper'times, I makeuse of a cam mechanism which I will new describe.

Each of the links 15 has pivoted thereto near its center at 19 a lever20, which lever 20 pivoted to one of the side frames 1 span the journals2L The'levers 20 carry at their free ends rollers 22, each of which isdesigned to run'u-pon a cam 23. The cams 23 are situated upon anddrivenin unison with .a shaft,24, :upon which the feed rollers3 are located'The cams 23, however,

portions thereof do not register with each (other, the zefiect of thisarrangement be1ng such that one of the levers 20 and its at tachedroller 22 is operatw upon by one of the cams 23 before the correspondinglever and itsztoller on the other side of the frame 5 is operatedupon-by the remaining cam 23. As a result, one side of the reciprocatingknife 11 is raised prior to the elevation of the other side thereof,thus producing a shearing action between the knife 11 and 5 the knife 7.At the same time that the shearing action is taking place, the frame 5carryin the knives 7 and 11 1s caused to travel forwardly in the samed1rect1on as, and with the same speed as the traveling web of paper,this being effected by a large camy25 also situated on the shaft 2% andadapted to operate upon a roller 26 pivoted directly upon the frame 5".The frame 5 are located in such a manner that the high In the drawings,1 is a side frame at one there being a similar is maintained in contactwith the cam 25 by. a spring 25* connecting the upperendot the framewith the standard 1. The trav cling web of paper is thus out whilesituated at a point between the rollers 2 and 3.

The cut sheets after being fed through the rollers 4 are received bygripping mechanisms carried upon a rotary rrame 27 jourthe other andsituated on opposite sides of the end members 29. Near the ends of theend members 29 T have located two shafts 32 which are movablycarried insaid members. The shafts 32 carry a plurality of gripper fin ers 33, theends of which extend over the e ges of the longitudinal bars 31.

To the shaft 32. I also attach lever arms 34.

carrying in their ends rollers 35 which are designed to run'over thesurface of a stationary cam 36 attached to the side frame 1. The rollers35 are maintained in contact with the cam 36 through the action ofsprings 37 attached at one end to the lever arms 34 and at the other endto the end members 29. When the rollers 35 are in contact with the cam36 the gripper fingers 33 are raised so as to be in the position toreceive a sheet of paper. When, however, the rollers 35 have passedbeyond the cam 36 the fingers 33 are adapted to be seated upon thelongitudinal bars 31 so as to firmly grip thesheet of paper. The upperfeed in "er 2 is connected by a band 38 to the upper feed roller 4 so asto provide power for positively driving the teed rollers 4.

The lower rollers 3 are connected by means of a chain 39 and sprockets40 and 41 with the shaft 30," so as to positively drive the rotary frame27.

In order to insure that the aper will be received between the openinggers 33 and agalnst the longitudinal bar 31 cooperating therewith, Iprovide an automatic mechanism for projecting the ed e of the sheet ofpaper into the teeth of t 'e grippers. The same portion of the frames 1WhlCll carries the stationary arms 5, also supports at each side of the.device an additional stationary.

arm 42, said arm 42 carrying therein a movable shaft 43, which shaftcarries a series of fingers 44. These fingers 44 are supported withinbrackets 45, in whiohthey may be adjusted by the movement of screws 46.

The brackets 45 are also adjustable upon the shaft 43 by the adjustmentof screws 47 passing through the bodies of the brackets.

-. cease as nearest to one end of the Shaft 43 is "p1 '0jeoted into thepath of movement of a pin 48 carried upon each end of one of theend'members 29. The remainingfingers 44 are set at a difierent angle, as

' shown in Fig. 1,.so' that when the first mentioned finger 44 is movedby contact with the finger 48, the remainin fingers 44 are caused toproject the trace ge of the paper into the jaws of the grippers.

In the operation of the device, a traveling web of paper is fed betweenthe rollers 2 and 3. and is thence guided between the feed rollers 4.Between the rollers 2 and 3 and the rollers 4 the reciprocating knife isadapted at proper intervals, regulated by the position of the cam 25 andby its speed, to cut the web of paper into sheets. This is etlected bythe frame v.5 being caused to travel at the same rateof speed, at-thepoint thereof where the knives are situated, with the web ofpaper, andthe simultaneous ele vation ofthe knife 11 with a shearing movementagainst the edge of the upper knife 7. The severed sheets of paper afterpassing through the rollers 4 are grasped by the grippers 33, and havingbeen carried around with the rotary frame 27 are deposited in the usualmanner beneath the rotaryirame 27 whence they may be removed in anydesired Wa It will be observed that whenever the rol ers 35 are incontact with the .cam.36 the grippers will be-in their open position.

paper. As each set of grippers reaches the lace Where the free edge of asheet of paper is to be grasped, the pin 48 adjacent thereto 'comes intocontact with one of the fingers44 so as to-move the remainingfingers 44down-. wardly and project the sheet of paper into. the jaws of tcharacter the sheet of. pa 'r would not be always fed into the open awsof the gripe grippers. u;l f it were, not "for the provision of somemechanism of this- Whilel have describedinyinvehtion above. in detailylwish it'to'beunders'tmd that I consider my invention be abroad one andcapable of many changes and; adaptations I claim:

1.. In a device of without departingfrom.the'spiritthereof.

the" character described,

the combination ofmeans for moving a sheet of paper, a reciprocatingcutting device,

means for moving it with the, movable sheet of paper, and means forgiving the cutter a scissors-like shearing movement to sever the paperby cutting the same from one side to and through the other side. l

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of means formoving a sheet of paper, a reciprocating cutting device, means formoving it atthe same speed as the movable sheet of paper, and means forgiving the cutter a scissors-like shearing movement to sever the paperby cutting the same from one side to and through the other side.

3. In a printing press, a pivoted reciproeating knife carrying aplurality of knives, and means to move said knives so as to produce ascissors-like shearing movement beginning at one side and extending toand through the other side.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination of a rockingframe, a horizontal flat knife carried thereby and a vertical knifecarried thereby.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of a rockingframe, and two knives thereon, one of which is reciprocable to produce ascissors-like shearing action of the knives beginning at one side andextending to and through the other side.

(3. In a device of the character described, the combination of a rockingframe, two knives thereon, one of which is reciprocable, and movablecams to effect said reciprocation of the knife upon the frame to producea scissors-like shearing action of the knives.

7. In a device of the character described, the combination of a rockingframe, two knives thereon, one of which is reciprocable to produce ashearing action of the knives, and movable cams to effect saidreciprocation of the knife upon the frame to produce a scissors-likeshearing action of the knives.

8. In a' device of the character described, the combination of a rockingframe, two knives thereon, one of Which is reciprocable,

and non-alined movable cams to effect said reciprocation.

9. In a device of the character described, the combination of a rockingframe, two knives thereon, one of which is reciprocable to produce ashearing action of the knives, and non-alined movable cams to effectsaid reciprocation.

10. In a device of the character described, the combination of a rockingframe, means for reciprocating the same, comprising a movable cam, aknife, a reciprocable knife on said frame, and cam-mechanism forreciprocating the knife to produce a scissors like shearing action ofthe knives.

11. In a device of the character described, the combination of a rockingframe, means for reciprocating the same, comprising a movable cam, astationary knife, a reciprocable knife on said frame, and cam-mechanismfor reciprocating the knife to produce a scissors-like shearing actionof the knives.

12. In a device of the character described, the combination of twoknives, one of which is reciprocable, and a cam for independentlyoperating each end of the reciprocable knife for giving it a shearingaction.

13. In a device of the character described, the combination of twoknives, one of which is reciprocable, a lever attached to each end ofthe reciprocable knife, and a cam for cooperating with each of saidlevers inde pendently to produce a shearing action of the knives.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand.

CHARLES VAN MIDDLESWORTH.

Witnesses:

CHARLES W. SAALBURG, A. R. RICHARDS.

